I feel like you can tell a lot about a person from their supplement cupboard. Look inside some, and you’ll find rows of neatly arranged coloured pots, containing pills meticulously dispensed into days of the week. Open the door to others, and you’ll be met with an avalanche of cascading bottles - remnants of routines given up months before. Mine, if you were wondering, doesn’t even constitute a cupboard. Instead, three jars sit beside my bed (the only place I’ll remember to take them before the rush of the day begins).
The point is that our supplement routine is (and should be) as unique as our personality. We all have different genetics, environments and lifestyles, which leave us with a variety of nutritional needs. Which is why I was particularly intrigued by a new phrase - supplement stacking - which has taken over social media in recent months. Often presented in Pinterest-worthy carousels with captions such as “the busy girl supplement your nervous system is craving,” the trend is marketed as much as a lifestyle aesthetic as it is medical guidance.
